Apple ibook upgrade..

[Jack Valiant]

I have a white ibook which I would like to keep and upgrade. Can you replace the existing internal cdrom drive with an internal cd or DVD writer? If so what drives are available? Like wise I have 128Mb internal ram and 512Mb card.. is that the maximum and if not what spec of simm would I need?



Thanks in advance guys



Chris

[PJ S]

By the time you chuck the money required at it, you'd be better off flogging it on ebay, and buying new (or used from the same).

You can upgrade the RAM, HDD, optical drive - but it'll not be cheap by the time you get it all done.

[Jack Valiant]

Many thanks would like to keep this old friend but will have a look around as suggested



Chris

[sawman]

get a macbook NOW!



my white dual usb ibook became uneconomical to repair a few months ago. I replaced it with new white macbook, its brill - really flies with the dual core processor, ad the latest OSX if fab, and more even more stable



s

[HiRich]

Speaking in general terms, rather than specific to that model:

- iBooks are not really designed for upgrades.

- For RAM, use crucial.com, which will lead you to the correct spec , limitations & options. Expect c.£50 for 512MB

- There may be internal optical drives upgrades available, possibly by NuPower. But it will be a lot of money. If you are running Tiger, though, you should be able to run an external device (Panther strongly preferred internal devices), which might be much more cost-effective.

- Try the manual (also available at apple.com) which may include upgrade information & procedures. Also www.lowendmac.com for good and very specific information.



However, as already stated, odds are a new machine would be the better bet, retiring or ebaying the old machine.

[Jack Valiant]

Hi all



Looks like a newer machine is the way to go then many thanks for all the advice



Chris